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  1.                  Overview for "Exclusivity of Selection",
  2.                          common to Options 1 and 2
  3.  
  4.  
  5.                         "Exclusivity of Selection:"
  6.  
  7. Iε thσ firs⌠ menu¼ "Exclusivit∙ oµ Selection"¼  yo⌡ mus⌠ selec⌠ whethe≥ yo⌡ ì
  8. wan⌠ onl∙ thosσ record≤ t∩ bσ selecteΣ tha⌠ havσ al∞ set≤ oµ code≤ iε ever∙ ì
  9. recorΣá o≥á selec⌠á record≤ regardles≤ oµ thσ numbe≥ oµá matche≤á madσá pe≥ ì
  10. record¼á a≤á lonτ a≤  a⌠ leas⌠ onσ matcΦ i≤ madσ iε an∙ onσ recorΣ tha⌠á i≤ ì
  11. selected.
  12.  
  13. Truσá [o≥ T▌ mean≤ al∞ matche≤ havσ t∩ bσ madσ iε an∙ onσ recorΣ fo≥ i⌠á t∩ ì
  14. bσ selected«á  Falsσ [o≥ F▌ mean≤ tha⌠ a≤ lonτ a≤ onσ matcΦ i≤ madσ iε tha⌠ ì
  15. record¼ i⌠ wil∞ bσ selected.
  16.  
  17.  
  18.                                ==============
  19.                                |  OPTION 1: |
  20.                                ==============
  21.                                                                             
  22.                          1)  Select by character:
  23.                 [comments, first/last name, company, city] 
  24.  
  25.                             Selection Process:
  26.  
  27.                                SeconΣ Menu:
  28.                            Commen⌠ Selection
  29.  
  30. A⌠ thσ screeε afte≥ "Exclusivit∙ oµ Selection"¼á yo⌡ caε inpu⌠ u≡ t∩ ┤ set≤ ì
  31. oµá code≤á o≥ phrase≤ tha⌠ yo⌡ entereΣ previousl∙ iεá thσá COMMENT╙á field«   ì
  32. Yo⌡ caε ente≥ an∙ word¼ phrase¼ o≥ codσ oε whicΦ t∩ basσ you≥ selection« Iµ ì
  33. lef⌠ blank¼á al∞ record≤ wil∞ bσ printeΣ out«á  Iµ yo⌡ makσ aε entr∙ there¼ ì
  34. thσá prograφá wil∞á searcΦ througΦ thσ comment≤ anΣ selec⌠ ou⌠á onl∙á thosσ ì
  35. record≤ tha⌠ havσ you≥ worΣ o≥ phrasσ iε thσ comment≤ section.
  36.  
  37. Yo⌡ caε als∩ selec⌠ b∙ an∙ combinatioε oµ firs⌠ name¼á las⌠ name¼á company¼ ì
  38. cit∙ state¼ o≥ zi≡ code.
  39.  
  40. [Notσá tha⌠á yo⌡ caε havσ u≡ t∩ 4 differen⌠ code≤ o≥ phrase≤ entereΣá  herσ ì
  41. anΣá al∞á record≤á wil∞á bσá pulleΣ whicΦ havσ an∙á onσá oµá theφá  o≥á an∙ ì
  42. combinatioε oµ them]
  43.  
  44.  
  45.                                ==============
  46.                                |  OPTION 2: |
  47.                                ==============
  48.                                                                      
  49.                   2)  Select by value or range of values:          
  50.              [Revenue/Expenses, Category, Zip, Economic Value]    
  51.  
  52. The comments from option 1 on "Exclusivity of Selection" apply here also.
  53.  
  54. Wherσá optioεá ▒á make≤á you≥ selectioε baseΣ oεá characte≥á o≥á character≤ ì
  55. inputted¼ optioε ▓ wil∞ d∩ thi≤ baseΣ oε value≤ o≥ ß rangσ oµ values«  WitΦ ìèthi≤á option¼á fo≥á example¼á yo⌡ caε selec⌠ ou⌠ ß rangσ oµá zi≡á code≤á o≥ ì
  56. categories.
  57.  
  58.  
  59.                                ==============
  60.                                |  OPTION 3: |
  61.                                ==============
  62.  
  63.                       3)  Select All 'tagged' records
  64.  
  65. Wheneve≥ yo⌡ arσ iε thσ Prospec⌠ file¼ Ge⌠ option¼ yo⌡ wil∞ observσ thi≤ oε ì
  66. thσ bottoφ lef⌠ oµ you≥ screen:
  67.  
  68.  
  69.                                  F2  Tag/
  70.                                    Untag
  71.  
  72. B∙á enterinτá thi≤á ke∙á repeatedly¼á yo⌡ caε makσá an∙á individua∞á recorΣ ì
  73. 'taggedº o≥ 'no⌠ tagged'«á  B∙ default¼ AL╠ record≤ arσ 'no⌠ tagged'«  Wheε ì
  74. yo⌡á ente≥á 'F2'¼á yo⌡ wil∞ seσ 'TaggeΣ Recordº appea≥ oε thσá to≡á oµá thσ ì
  75. screeε oµ thσ recorΣ yo⌡ arσ examining«  
  76.  
  77. Thi≤ abilit∙ t∩ individuall∙ selec⌠ ou⌠ record≤ i≤ independen⌠ oµ an∙ code≤ ì
  78. yo⌡ ente≥ int∩ thσ Comment≤ field≤ o≥ an∙ othe≥ selectioε criteria.
  79.  
  80. Wheεá yo⌡á wisΦ t∩ 'untagº al∞ records¼á g∩ t∩ thσ Othe≥ Option≤á Men⌡á anΣ ì
  81. observσ option:
  82.  
  83.                 4) 'Untag' all records in the Prospect file
  84.  
  85.